Wesley House
National Register of Historic Places

Wesley House

Houma, Terrebonne County, Louisiana
Listed
August 10, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002799

About this property

Wesley House was founded as a Methodist theological college in Jesus Lane, Cambridge, England. It opened in 1921 as a place for the education of Methodist ministers and today serves as a gateway to theological scholarship for students and scholars of the Wesleyan and Methodist traditions from around the world. It was a founding member of the Cambridge Theological Federation, an ecumenical body of theological colleges in Cambridge which is affiliated to but independent of the University of…

Location

1210 E. Main St.
Houma, Terrebonne County, Louisiana
29.59817, -90.70942

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82002799. It was listed on August 10, 1982.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Lafourche Crossing Louisiana
1863Civil War
2.4 mi
Battle of Lafourche Crossing
1863Civil War
12.7 mi
Kock's Plantation Skirmish
1863Civil War
12.7 mi
Battle of La Fourche Crossing
1863Civil War
14.1 mi
Action at Thibodaux
1862Civil War
15.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wesley House listed on the National Register?

Wesley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Wesley House?

Wesley House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wesley House?

The period of significance for Wesley House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1921.

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